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Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias

In research, Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,678 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences (Earth and Planetary Sciences is 25.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#20,266
of 34,923
Rank in Spain
#428
of 646
Research works
265
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
7k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.08×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
72%
world 40%
International
46%
world 18%
Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias

What is Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #9,678 of 17,446 14.0%212

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (39%), Environmental Science (25%), Engineering (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 69 fractional works · 82.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 33 fractional works · 39.1% of its workGeophysics: 19 fractional works · 22.9% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 24.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 8.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitutoVolcanológico de…84fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences8%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3339.1%
    2. Environmental Science2124.5%
    3. Engineering78.5%
    4. Computer Science44.7%
    5. Energy21.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy11.3%
    7. Chemistry11.2%
    8. Materials Science10.6%
    9. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Social Sciences45.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.6%
    3. Decision Sciences10.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    5. Psychology00.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences33.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine22.0%
    2. Health Professions11.1%
    3. Veterinary00.5%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 25.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 32.8 works25×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24.96× its world share, 33 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.98× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.93× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 25.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences24.96×33 works
  2. Environmental Science4.93×20 works
  3. Veterinary3.36×0 works
  4. Energy1.98×2 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.77×3 works
  6. Chemistry0.75×1 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.72×1 works
  8. Computer Science0.60×4 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.59×1 works
  10. Engineering0.56×7 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.56×1 works
  12. Dentistry0.48×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.41×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.40×4 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×1 works
  16. Mathematics0.29×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.18×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.17×0 works
  19. Nursing0.14×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.14×0 works
  21. Psychology0.12×0 works
  22. Medicine0.11×2 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias?

Ranked on the quality score, Alba Martín-Lorenzo, David Martínez van Dorth and Luca D’Auria lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias.

  1. 1 Alba Martín-Lorenzo Spain · #369,767 worldwide 427 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 David Martínez van Dorth Spain · #689,308 worldwide 250 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Luca D’Auria Spain · #890,483 worldwide 3.7k citations · 357 works
  4. 4 Matthew James Pankhurst Spain · #915,238 worldwide 1k citations · 84 works
  5. 5 Iván Cabrera‐Pérez Spain · #926,290 worldwide 324 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Ernesto Amores Spain · #935,614 worldwide 1.5k citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Monika Przeor Spain · #1,288,027 worldwide 218 citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Beverley C. Coldwell Spain · #1,301,546 worldwide 298 citations · 55 works
  9. 9 Víctor Ortega Spain · #1,447,047 worldwide 159 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Olivia A. Barbee Spain · #1,515,852 worldwide 186 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias

What are the most cited papers from Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias?

The most cited paper from Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias is "Fifteen years of ocean observations with the global Argo array" (Stephen C. Riser et al., 2016), with 563 citations. Next come "The Canary Islands: An example of structural control on the growth of large oceanic-island volcanoes" (392) and "Hotspot volcanism close to a passive continental margin: the Canary Islands" (378).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fifteen years of ocean observations with the global Argo array Stephen C. Riser et al. · Nature Climate Change Open access 27 Jan 2016 563
2 The Canary Islands: An example of structural control on the growth of large oceanic-island volcanoes Juan Carlos Carracedo · Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research May 1994 392
3 Hotspot volcanism close to a passive continental margin: the Canary Islands Juan Carlos Carracedo, Simon J Day, Hervé Guillou et al. · Geological Magazine Sep 1998 378
4 Aspen Plus model of an alkaline electrolysis system for hydrogen production Mónica Sánchez, Ernesto Amores, David Abad et al. · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 31 Dec 2019 327
5 Global diversity and biogeography of deep-sea pelagic prokaryotes Guillem Salazar, Francisco M. Cornejo‐Castillo, V.M. Benítez‐Barrios et al. · The ISME Journal Open access 7 Aug 2015 326
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Which keywords describe research at Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Subduction, Plate Tectonics, Tectonic Evolution, Remote Sensing, Thermodynamic Modeling, Tectonics and Geodetic Measurements.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change14▲ 6.0×33 topics
  2. Subduction9▲ 144×3 topics
  3. Remote Sensing6▲ 5.5×15 topics
  4. Plate Tectonics5▲ 40×3 topics
  5. Tectonic Evolution5▲ 260×3 topics
  6. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.0×17 topics
  7. Thermodynamic Modeling4▲ 47×2 topics
  8. Tectonics4▲ 43×2 topics
  9. Geodetic Measurements4▲ 47×2 topics
  10. Earthquakes4▲ 83×1 topic
  11. Geochronology4▲ 69×1 topic
  12. Plate Boundaries4▲ 83×1 topic
  13. Zircon4▲ 69×1 topic
  14. Biodiversity4▲ 5.7×10 topics
  15. Tomography4▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Water Quality3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  17. Ocean Acidification3▲ 48×3 topics
  18. Emissions3▲ 17×3 topics
  19. Mediterranean3▲ 39×2 topics
  20. Western Mediterranean3▲ 341×1 topic
  21. geodynamics3▲ 341×1 topic
  22. Ecosystem Services3▲ 8.0×3 topics
  23. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 36×2 topics
  24. Global Warming3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  25. Satellite Observations3▲ 31×3 topics
  26. Seismic Noise3▲ 65×1 topic
  27. Surface Wave3▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Sustainable Tourism3▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Shale Gas2▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Atmospheric2▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Conservation2▲ 6.5×7 topics
  32. Crustal Deformation2▲ 204×2 topics
  33. Cultural Landscape2▲ 86×2 topics
  34. Methane2▲ 59×1 topic
  35. Seismicity2▲ 80×2 topics
  36. Andean Geodynamics2▲ 346×1 topic
  37. Caribbean Plate Boundary2▲ 346×1 topic
  38. Ecosystem Management2▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Holocene2▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Population Dynamics2▲ 10.0×6 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide and Seismic Waves and Analysis.

Geological and Geochemic…4Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 4 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …4earthquake and tectonic studies: 4 fractional worksGeological and Geophysic…3Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 3 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 2 fractional worksGeological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 2 fractional worksGeotourism and Geoherita…2Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…2Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 2 fractional works
GeophysicsGlobal and Planetary ChangeGeologyAtmospheric Science1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 4 works
  2. 2 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 4 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 3 works
  4. 4 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 3 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 2 works
  7. 7 Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation Geology 2 works
  8. 8 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  10. 10 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available72.4%not open27.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.4%domestic only53.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% lower than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00024% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias0.00022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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